Since posting my ifconf and netstat readouts I have gotten the two boxes to talk to each other with a ping from each box to the other. I now have to get the linux box to see the files on the windos95 box. I think I have to configure samba to do this - is this right. Also I am wondering if fstab has to have any kind of entry in it to see the windos95 files. Once samba is set up, will the windos95 box be able to see the linux box's files? Any help on setting up samba would be appreciated. tks, nevada -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
The problem is two-faceted: 1. Windows looking at Linux files requires that Samba be running on your linux system. Check "man smb.conf" for more on setting up samba. 2. Linux looking at windows files requires that the SMB file system (provided by the smbfs module) be mounted with the smbmount command. smbmount is part of the Samba package, but doesn't require any setup other than having a mount point directory created for the remote windows file system. See "man smbmount" BTW, what was the fix to your ping problem? Jim On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Nevada wrote:
Since posting my ifconf and netstat readouts I have gotten the two boxes to talk to each other with a ping from each box to the other. I now have to get the linux box to see the files on the windos95 box. I think I have to configure samba to do this - is this right. Also I am wondering if fstab has to have any kind of entry in it to see the windos95 files. Once samba is set up, will the windos95 box be able to see the linux box's files?
Any help on setting up samba would be appreciated.
tks, nevada
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Fix on the Ping: I determined that it was the windos95 box that was at fault. I decided to start over and deleted all the network stuff and card. I then reinstalled the card and software. In the control panel/network I assigned the IP and subnet mask numbers, making the mask the same in both the TCP/IP -> 3Com Etherlink III-etc and the TCP/IP -> Dial-Up adapter properties. It still would not work. I then played around with the mask numbers. Having the 3Com mask set to 255.255.255.0 and the Dial-Up set to 255.255.255.1 made it start working. The IP in both is the same 198.168.0.98. No gateway, DNS, or WINS entries were made. Also the box to enable netBIOS over TCP/IP was checked. I haven't been able to ping to the printer yet. It is a Tektronics phaser 540Plus. But I will worry about that after I get samba set up and working. Thanks Jim for the input. Some of the things you said did lead me in the right direction as to where to look for the problem. Nevada Jim Cunning wrote:
The problem is two-faceted:
1. Windows looking at Linux files requires that Samba be running on your linux system. Check "man smb.conf" for more on setting up samba.
2. Linux looking at windows files requires that the SMB file system (provided by the smbfs module) be mounted with the smbmount command. smbmount is part of the Samba package, but doesn't require any setup other than having a mount point directory created for the remote windows file system. See "man smbmount"
BTW, what was the fix to your ping problem?
Jim
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Nevada wrote:
Since posting my ifconf and netstat readouts I have gotten the two boxes to talk to each other with a ping from each box to the other. I now have to get the linux box to see the files on the windos95 box. I think I have to configure samba to do this - is this right. Also I am wondering if fstab has to have any kind of entry in it to see the windos95 files. Once samba is set up, will the windos95 box be able to see the linux box's files?
Any help on setting up samba would be appreciated.
tks, nevada
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